Systems and methods for generating earthmoving prescriptions

Abstract

A system for generating earthmoving prescriptions may include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be flown across a worksite, at least one sensor supported on the UAV that generates data indicative of a surface profile of a surface of the worksite and data indicative of a plurality of soil layers below the surface of the worksite, and a computing system communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor. The computing system may receive the data indicative of the surface profile of the worksite and the data indicative of the plurality of soil layers of the worksite. The computing system may further receive an input associated with a target profile of the worksite. Additionally, the computing system may generate an earthmoving prescription map that maps the plurality of soil layers between the surface and target profiles of the worksite.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for generating earthmoving prescriptions, and, more particularly, to systems and methods for generating earthmoving prescriptions based at least in part on data generated by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A wide variety of work vehicles, such as excavators, loaders, graders, shovels, bull-dozers, and / or the like, have been developed for performing various tasks related to earthmoving operations, such as carrying loads, moving earth, digging, dumping, stockpiling, and / or the like, at a worksite. These work vehicles have implements, such as buckets, claws, and / or the like of varying sizes, which are selected based on the site and task requirements. Typically, a machine operator manually controls the operation of the work vehicle to excavate one soil type at a time for sorting into different piles according to future use. However, such manual operation often re...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is about a method and system for generating prescriptions for moving earth on a worksite. The system includes a UAV with sensors to gather data on the surface of the worksite and the soil layers underneath. The data is used to create a map that explains the relationship between the surface and the soil layers. This map can be used to guide the movement of the soil on the worksite, making the process more efficient and precise.

Problems solved by technology

However, such manual operation often results in a larger degree of mixing of the different soil types than desired.

Further, the work vehicle operational settings may not be suitable for working all soil types, which may affect the efficiency of the work vehicle and the effectiveness and / or the results of the earthmoving operation.

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